The Nation Newspaper Today Headline Monday 12th October 2020
The Nation Newspaper Today Headline and news Dailies Update on current affairs happening now in Nigeria today 12/10/20
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The fabulous fourth
Sam Omatseye I REMEMBER as kids when Jimmy Carter visited Lagos. We were only awed by the optics of colour, dignity and the starchy bravura of the head of state. Carter was white and upbeat. Obj was infected all over with the lofty brio of a host. Our gratitude was the momento of their …
Akeredolu…it’s awesome
•Governor re-elected in a massive pan-state victory •Buhari, APC governors excited Osagie Otabor and Bisi Oladele, Akure The RESULTS LOCAL GOVT APC PDP ZLP Ese-Odo 13,383 4,680 4,760 Ilaje 26,657 11,128 4,005 Odigbo …
‘How Nigerians can visit 163 countries without visa’
By Chinyere Okoroafor A London-based firm, La Vida Golden Visas, has proposed a strategy for how Nigerians can visit 163 countries, including the United Kingdom (UK), European Union (EU)Schengen zone, China and Russia, without a visa. It said presently, Nigerian citizens have visa-free access to only 54 destinations, consisting of mainly other poor African …
Triumph of Akeredolu
Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) was re-elected yesterday at a historic election involving the All Progressives Congress (APC, the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) and the Zenith Labour Party(ZLP). Deputy Editor EMMANUEL OLADESU writes on the governor’s second term battle and lessons of the poll. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s bid to enlarge its coast …
Sack of SARS gets wide acclaim
Nicholas Kalu, Jide Orintunsin, Tony Akowe, Eric Ikhilae, Abuja; Bisi Olaniyi, Benin; Kofoworola Belo-Osagie, Lagos; Sola Shittu, Gombe; Adekunle Jimoh, Ilorin; Elo Edremoda, Warri;AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna; Fanen Ihyongo, Kano and Omolola Afolabi THE dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) drew wide acclaim on Sunday. The excesses of some members of the …
Buhari allocates N509b for pension liabilities
By Omobola Tolu-Kusimo President Muhammadu Buhari has appropriated a total of N501.19 billion to offset pension liabilities in the 2021 budget proposal. He made this known during his 2021 Budget Speech: Budget of Economic Recovery and Resilience at The Joint Session of the National Assembly, Abuja last Thursday. He stated that the budget would …
Naira gains N8 as equities make N778b
Collins Nweze THE naira appreciated by N8 in the last one week at the parallel market and the equities market recorded major gains of N777.9 billion as oil prices picked up. The All Share Index (ASI) grew by N778 billion to N14.9 trillion at the close of business on Friday as investors saw opportunities …
Seven die, 20 injured in Lagos building collapse
Tajudeen Adebanjo, Omolola Afolabi, and Halimah Balogun SEVEN persons died on Sunday as a building collapsed in Obalende area of Lagos Island. The state Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said eight persons were injured. The three-storey building located at 62 Odo Street was under construction when it collapsed, LASEMA said in a statement, adding that …
Two lecturers, five others die in Benue crash
Uja Emmanuel, Makurdi TWO lecturers of the University of Mkar, Joseph Leva and Moses Tarnongom were among seven persons who died in a road crash in Benue State on Saturday. Tarnongom’s wife and three children also died in the crash which took place at Gbatse community on the Ugbema-Adikpo Road in Ushongo Local Government …
Gunmen kill village head, 12 others in Kaduna attacks
AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna, and Nicholas Kalu, Abuja A VILLAGE Head and 12 other persons have been killed in separate attacks on communities in Kaduna State. The village head of Runji in Auchan Ward, Ikara Local Government Area of the state, Alhaji Musa Abubakar was reportedly killed on Sunday in his residence by gunmen. The …
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